Frame and lock therefor.



R. S. POWELL. FRAME AND LOCK THEREFOR. APPLICATION FILED MAR- 25. I915.

Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH ,C0., WASHINGTON, D. c.

- .ROSCOES. POWELL, OF GENEVA, NEW'YORK FRAMEAND LOCK mamas.

Specification of Iletters Patenti jPatented Apr. 1,

Application filed March 25,1915. Seria1 No. 17,058.

TO'aZZ whom it may concern: w

"Be it known that'I," Roscon POWELL,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Geneva, in thecounty of Ontario and State of New York, have invehted'certain new and useful Improvements in {Frames and Locks Therefor', of whichthe following is a specification- V I H The object of this invention is" to provide a"ne' and improvedframe' for bulletins,

Another object ofthis invention is to provide this frame with" a lock'that automatically' locks 'thebulletin in thefram'e.

* Another object .of'thi's invention is to build the lockintd the frame and conceal it therein that only -r' rsonfamiliar'with fjthe mechanism will be able .tq; mo-ck the frame. 7 k i These and other objectsfofthe invention will be fully illustrated in the drawings, described in the specification and" pointed outintheclaiins at the end thereof."

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved frame.

is a vertical section through the frame,

the section being taken 'on'theylin'e 2 '2 of'Fig'l 1 'Figl, 3 is a vertical section through the frame showing how theglass panel is inserted or removed therefrom. Flg. 4 1s a h oriz'ontal 'sectionthrough the topof the frame, the section belng taken 'on-the line In the drawings like referencenumerals indicate likeparts'; i L The frame is bent "up of a single sheet of man and is heldtogether solely by the flanges provided thereon. As shown inFig's.

2and'3, the rear anel 1' of the frame [is bent ova-at the'top amrnown in front I there'ofto form -thecove'r plate '2 of'the' cas- 3;"which constitutes't'he top of the frame.

' On each side of the rearpanel are provided H suitable 'fiangeswhich are bent up toform guides 45 and 5 on 'eithersid'e thereof as shown in Figs. 1 and 4:. The'cover plate tvena sthe duter ffiange's12 and 13 of these guides; as sho'wnin Figs. 1 and 4 and v the flanges 6 and 7 provided'on each side of thecoverplate pass down -over the sides of eachof the "guidesand' are bent back over the rear panel. This holds thecover plate securely in place on top of the guides 1 and 5 and forms with the rear panel of the frame the casing 3' mentioned above. r

'Y ;;a be ween? steered? I panel 17 canbe operation.

vided the pocket 8 which'is formed by-the thereof; At the endof this flange'is provldeda clreular channel 10 through which passes a rod 11 which-projects'outwardly i'therefrom on either side thereof. As shown '1n 'Flg." 1 thisred runs the full length-of the frameand pro ects on either side thereof into suitable openingsprovided-in the guides 4 and 5 to'which' it maybe fastened in any suitable manner. 'flange9, "forming the pocket 8, is securely anchored'to the sides of the frame and can- In this way the not be bent back to open this pocket; The guldes 4 and 5 gradually expand be- In the center of the casing 3 near thetop thereof isx'provided a pin 15" which passes through both the rearpanel 1' and the. cover flange 9 bent out and up" at the bottom M platei8 andis held in place between them-- by enlarging both ends 'ofthe pin-on-the outside ofthe rear panel aswell as the cover plate thereto. Pivotallymounted on this pin is the bolt 16 having its-lower end fiattenedout' as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and-3."

When the frame is hung up on the wall or J post thebolt l6 normally hangs in a perpen- 'dicu'lar position due to its own Weight. In

this position its flat end rests against.:the

upper edge of the glass panel 17 andas'the other'edges'of" the glass panel are surrounded by the flanges of the frame, the glass panel cannot'ibe moved in either direction "therein. To unlock the frame the glass removed by the following As shown at 18 in Figs. and 3 a small space isleft' between the glass panel 17 and the cover'plateQ into which asuitable pin is inserted. "Thispimismoved up a short distance into the opening 18 andxthen moved sidewise until it encounters the bolt 16' and brushes it aside to a position-shown at 19 "in Fig." 1. This allows the-glass panel 17 to be moved'up into the casing 3 until the lower edge thereof haspassed the upper ed'geof theflange 9' and therod 11. At

this point the glass panel may be moved out away from the-rear panel 1 at the. bottom thereof and allowed to slide back over the top of the flange 9 and the rod 11 and out through the bottom of the frame. By tapering the guides in the manner above described suliicient room is provided between the flanges 12 and 13 of the guides land 5 respectively and the top of the flange 9 to allow the glass panel to easily slide between them, as shown in Fig. 3.

When the glass is to be inserted the operation above described is reversed. That is the glass panel 17 is inserted between the guides 4 and 5 and moved up over the flange 9 and below the flanges 12 and 13 into the casing 3, where the bolt 16 has been pushed aside to the position indicated at 19 in Fig. 1, so as not to obstruct the travel thereof. After the lower edge of the glass panel has passed the upper edge of the flange 9 and the rod 11, the glass panel is moved in toward the rear panel 1 and allowed to drop back into the pocket 8. The bolt 16 then swings through its own weight into its normal perpendicular position so that the lower end thereof rests against the upper edge of the glass panel. This holds the glass panel in place in the frame and any picture. or bulletin in back of the glass panel can only be'taken out by a person who is familiar with the locking mechanism, in spite of the fact that no special key is necessary to I open it.

In order to still further conceal the looking mechanism the cover plate 2 may have the firms name, using this frame, painted thereon so that the head of the pin 18 cannot be distinguished from the rest of the frame. I

As shown in Fig. 1 the lower end of the guides 4 and 5, as well as both sides of the flange 9 are cut away so that any water running over the frame cannot accumulate in the pocket 8 but will quickly drain off therefrom.

I claim.

1. In a frame for bulletins or pictures the combination of a rear panel having guides bent up on both slde edges thereof, a cover plate bent out and over said rear panel at the top thereof to form a casing thereon, a pocket bent up at the bottom of said rear panel, a glass panel, said guides, casing and pocket holding said glass panel in place in the frame, said guides being open at the bottom and terminating into said casing at the top, means in said casing for automatically locking said glass panel in the frame.

2. In a frame for bulletins or pictures the combination of a rear panel having guides bent up on both side edges, said guides expanding toward the bottom, a. pocket at the bottom of said rear panel, said pocket havsaid bolt normally resting against the upper edge of said glass panel to prevent any movement thereof.

4. In a frame for bulletins or pictures the combination of a rear panel having guides o. In a frame for bulletins or pictures the on both side edges, a casing at the top of l said rear panel, a pocket atthe bottom of said rear panel, a glass panel, said casing and said pocket holding said glass panel in place in the frame, a bolt pivotally mounted in the topof said casing, the lower end 5 of said bolt engaging the upper edge of said glass panel, the width of said casing being greater than the thickness of said glass panel to permit the introduction of means to swing said bolt upward to allow said glass panel to move up into said casing.

5. In a frame for bulletins or pictures the combination of a rear panel having guides on both side edges, a casing at the top of said rear panel, a pocket at the bottom of said rear panel, a glass panel, said casing, said guides and said pocket holding said glass panel in place in the frame, a bolt pivotally mounted inthe top of said casing,

the lower end of said bolt engaging the upper edge of said glass panel, the. width of said casing being greater than the thickness of said glass panel to permit the introduction of means to swing said bolt upward to allow said glass panel to move up into saidcasing, a rod at' the top edge of said pocket runnlng parallel thereto and engaging said guides on both sides to anchor said pocket rigidly thereto, said guides expanding toward the bottom to allow said glass panel to pass over said pocket and between said guides.

6. In a frame for bulletins or pictures the combination of a rear panel having guides,

on both side edges, a casing at the top of said rear panel, a pocket at the bottom of said rear panel, a glass panel, said casing and said pocket holding said glass panel in the frame, a bolt pivotally mounted in the ton of said casing, the'lower end of said bolt engaging the upper edge of said glass panel, the width of said casing being greater than the thickness of said glass panel to permit the introduction of means to swing said bolt upward to allow the glass panel to move upinto said casing, a rod at 139 the top edge of said pocket running parallel vent the accumulation of water in said thereto and engaging said guides on both pocket. 10 sides to anchor said pocket rigidly thereto, In testimony whereof I aflix my signature said guides expanding toward the bottom to in presence of two witnesses.

allow said glass panel to pass over said ROSCOE S. POWELL. pocket and said pin between said guides, the Witnesses:

lower ends of said guides and the outer L. MARGUERITE GREGG,

edges of said pocket being cut away to pre- W. E. PAGE.

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